In Russia, mushrooms received the status of agricultural products - RIA Novosti, 11/13/2020

MOSCOW, November 13 - RIA Novosti. The government of the Russian Federation classified mushrooms as agricultural products, the corresponding decree was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. According to the document, mushrooms and truffles are included in the subsection "Vegetable crops of open and closed ground", and the subsection "Seed production of vegetable crops" is supplemented with clauses related to the mycelium of mushrooms (mycelium), in particular, in relation to greenhouse mushrooms. Currently, the activities of agricultural producers, which are associated with the sale of their own agricultural products produced and processed by them, are subject to a zero rate of income tax. For activities not related to agricultural production, a general rate of 20% applies. Mushrooms were not included in the list of agricultural products, which, according to the union, created unequal conditions for mushroom producers with other agricultural producers, ...